Ketchum

LONDON, October 26, 2011 - Ketchum Pleon and Allergan Win Healthcare PRWeek Award Ketchum Pleon, the leading public relations consultancy in Europe, accepted the International Consultancy of the Year honour on behalf of the global firm Ketchum at last evening's PRWeek Awards ceremony held in London.

NEW YORK and CANNES, France - Honey Bee Campaign Among the Industry's Most Honoured The Cannes Lions (www.canneslions.com) International Advertising Festival, the largest and highly respected global awards program, honoured Ketchum and the Hagen-Dazs brand with a Cannes PR Lions award for their Hagen-Dazs loves Honey Bees(R) (www.helpthehoneybees.com/) campaign in the Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Issues category.

LONDON - In an agreement that marks one of the largest mergers ever in the public relations industry, Ketchum, a leading global public relations firm, and Pleon, Europe's largest strategic communications consultancy, have announced today they will combine operations.